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Mighty works (δυνάμεις)
The supernatural works of Christ and his apostles are denoted by six different words in the New Testament, exhibiting these works under different aspects and from different points of view. These will be considered in detail as they occur. Generally, a miracle may be regarded: 1. As a portent or prodigy (τέρας); as Act 7:36, of the wonders shown by Moses in Egypt. 2. As a sign (σημεῖον), pointing to something beyond itself, a mark of the power or grace of the doer or of his connection with the supernatural world. So Mat 12:38. 3. As an exhibition of God's glory (ἔνδοξον), Luk 13:17; glorious things. 4. As a strange thing (παράδοξον), Luk 5:26. 5. As a wonderful thing (θαυμάσιον), Mat 21:15. 6. As a power (δύναμις); so here: a mighty work.